Clarity is the most important thing to me - in thinking - and so I try in the books to be as clear as possible.
Jesse BallDifferent times and different structures make more sense at one point in life than at another.
Jesse BallA beginning idea for a book might be: a boy emerges from a hole in the ground. He enters a house. The book will take place in the first ten minutes following his arrival.
Jesse BallOne can't say how one behaved or why, really. Such situations, they are far more complex than any either/or proposition. It is simplistic to produce events in pairs and lean them against each other like cards. I suppose if you a playing go or shogi, then such a thing might be helpful, but that is not life.
Jesse Ball